Nirvana
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Pentagon battles environmental rules
 Tue Apr 30, 2002 7:42 pm
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/745549.asp
The last paragraph is the most significant.
..."Now (the military) it is also facing opposition from conservationists fighting deployment of a revolutionary sonar system designed to detect new “quiet” submarines. The system can confuse or kill large whales and other noise-sensitive marine mammals."
They can't deny the evidence that marine life is harmed, so now they just want a special exemption, "arguing that the restrictions seriously hamper military readiness and training after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
(http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/nlfa.asp)
So, do the terrorists have large submarines now?  I doubt that very much.
They are so caught up in their dreams of war.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."
--Goering at the Nuremberg Trials
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